PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Morgoslepov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Coolidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coolidge has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Morgoslepov
vs
Coolidge

187 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Morgoslepov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch Coolidge!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Coolidge - just one landing.
Coolidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coolidge tries a low kick but Morgoslepov avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coolidge. Morgoslepov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgoslepov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coolidge.
Morgoslepov throws a series of punches but Coolidge avoids them all with ease.
Coolidge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgoslepov.
Coolidge misses with a hook. Morgoslepov ducked under it nicely.
Coolidge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coolidge dodges the punch combination from Morgoslepov.
Coolidge throws a chopping leg kick but Morgoslepov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coolidge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morgoslepov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coolidge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgoslepov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgoslepov tries to bum rush Coolidge with a series of wild strikes but Coolidge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coolidge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coolidge jabs Morgoslepov to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coolidge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgoslepov.

Coolidge closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgoslepov to the mat! Morgoslepov manages to get full guard.
Coolidge controls from within his opponent's guard.

Coolidge stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Morgoslepov has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Coolidge manages to get his head free but now Morgoslepov has transitioned to an armbar! Coolidge grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Morgoslepov! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evgeny Morgoslepov!
In his post fight interview, Evgeny Morgoslepov gave a big smile as he said 'Za VDV and Russia!!'.